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"If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?"
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David's Son, David's Lord
Commentators unanimously explain that Jesus's question reveals the Messiah's dual nature. He is the 'son of David' in his humanity, as a physical descendant. Yet, he is also 'David's Lord' in his divinity, existing before David and holding authority over him. This paradox is solved only by recognizing Jesus as both fully God and fully man.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
If David, etc. If he was, then, David's Lord; if he was his superior; if he had an existence at that time, how could he be descended from …
19th Century
Baptist
These questions of our Lord themselves contain the answers to the present-day critics who deny the divine inspiration of the Scriptures, and the Da…
But this view, though not wrong, is too simple because, as Jesus points out, David called the Messiah his Lord. How then could Messiah be David’s s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If David then call him Lord That is, the Messiah, which is taken for granted, nor could the Pharisees deny it,
When Christ baffled his enemies, he asked what thoughts they had of the promised Messiah. How could he be the Son of David and yet David's Lord? He…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Lord answered the question concerning the payment of tribute and the question about the resurrection. Here, however, He answers a q…
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